12-letter words containing s, q, u, a
- inadequacies — Plural form of inadequacy.
- inequalities — Plural form of inequality.
- last quarter — the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
- latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
- lemon squash — lemon soda; a soft drink of lemon juice and soda water.
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- liquid glass — any of several clear, white, or greenish water-soluble compounds of formulas varying in ratio from Na 2 O⋅3.75SiO 2 to 2Na 2 O⋅SiO 2 : used chiefly in dyeing, printing, and fireproofing textiles and in the manufacture of paper products and cement.
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- loquaciously — In a loquacious manner.
- macaberesque — resembling or suggestive of the danse macabre; macabre
- magic square — a square containing integers arranged in an equal number of rows and columns so that the sum of the integers in any row, column, or diagonal is the same.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- metasequoias — Plural form of metasequoia.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- misquotation — the act of misquoting.
- miter square — an instrument for laying out miter joints, consisting of two straightedges joined at a 45° angle.
- mitre square — a tool with two blades that are at a fixed angle to one another, used to bevel a mitre joint
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- murder squad — the section of a police force that is responsible for dealing with murders
- out-quarters — the outlying area of a building or district
- pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quadrillions — Plural form of quadrillion.
- quadrisected — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect.
- quadrisonics — quadraphony.
- quadrumanous — four-handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys.
- quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
- quai d'orsay — the quay along the south bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are located the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other French government offices.
- qualmishness — The quality of being qualmish.
- quantisation — Alternative spelling of quantization.
- quaquaversal — (of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions.
- quarrymaster — a person in charge of a quarry
- quarter rest — a rest equal in time value to a quarter note.
- quarterbacks — Plural form of quarterback.
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quarterpipes — Plural form of quarterpipe.
- quarterstaff — a former English weapon consisting of a stout pole 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) long, tipped with iron.
- quartz glass — lechatelierite.
- quasi-famous — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- quasi-feudal — of, relating to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal estate.
- quasi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- quasicrystal — a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves.
- quasilogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.